The Magical Mystery Tour

A couple of weeks ago I was looking for an original Sunday out with Rich.  I thought it might be fun to come up with a few ideas of things each of us would like to do and then pick them out of a bag throughout the day.  And I was right.  It was an awesome day and this is how it went.

First up was Rich's choice.

It was a very sunny and warm October day so we got off to a slow start.  After walking to El Carmen we sat and had a bottle of wine and soaked up a few rays.

Next up was one of mine.

I'd heard that Plaza del Patriarca was the place to be on a Sunday but we obviously arrived later than most people as it was deserted.  It was stunning though and now I know where to find Hermes and Louis Vuitton.

 But how were we going to get there?  Another draw into the bag helped us out no end.

The only thing wrong with the plan?  Well you never know when you're going to eat or drink.  One more please!

Ha, that's more like it!  

So after a bike ride and a late lunch, we were off to the Hemisferic for an IMAX film about exploring the Nile.

While we were down there, we discovered that the Valencia Open had started and had a mooch around the stalls.

I love that the Hemisferic looks like a big bug from this angle. 

 

A perfect day and we'll definitely try it again soon.

Wandering around Carmen

Carmen, the central barrio, is pretty stunning.  I fancied a wandering around sort of Sunday so we headed to the centre of the old town, where we had been last night for dinner and drinks to explore a little more.

We had quite a lot of rain on Friday, culminating in an electrical storm on Friday night and Saturday was cool and overcast.  Luckily the good weather returned today and here are the photos to prove it...

La Catedral Santa Maria in Plaza de la Reina. 

I loved how precarious the top floor of the red building looks.  Also the restaurant on the left (La Papadelle) is where we went last night.  We will return and I will post about it properly soon.

That's more like it. 

Plaza de la Virgen, just behind the catedral. 

A quick sit down at the Jardin de las Hesperides to admire the fruit trees.

And my nails.  Well, I'm still a beauty blogger at heart!

It was a lovely, warm, chilled out Sunday to round off a lovely, chilled out weekend.  I had a long and tiring week so this was just what I needed to do before we welcome our first visitors on Wednesday.

I'm sure to have lots of new posts by this time next week as we will have had 4 days with Rich's parents, and we're so excited!  Roll on Wednesday!